Metallic railway-tie and rail-fastener.



W. R.' GUNN.

METALLIC RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL FASTENEH. APPLICATION FILED ocT. 2'0, 1911.

lmn Patented Apr. 30, 1918.

WALTER R. GNN, 0F LANGSTON, ALABAMA.

METALLIC RAILWAY-TIE .AND RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters yatent.

Patented Apr. 30, 121.

Application filed ctober 20, 1917. Serial No. 197,633. y

To all whom if; may concern:

Be it known that l, WALTER R. GUNN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Langston, in the coimty of Jackson and State of Alabama, `have' invented certain new and useful improvements in Metallic Railway- Ties and RaiLFasteners, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. v

llhis invention relates to certain improve ments in railway ties and fasteners and it is an object of the invention to provide a device of this general character includingl novel and improved means whereby a rail may be edectively secured thereto yet removed therefrom with facility when desircd.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a device of this general character preferably formed of metal, which is angular' in cross section and provided with a requisite flat area as required.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved railway tie and fastener wherein certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

rlhe novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood l will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in top plan of a tie constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention and showing a rail in applied position;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through the device as disclosed in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a view in perspective of one of the members comprised in the rail fastening means as herein embodied; and

Fig. 6 is a view in perspective of a second member as comprised in a rail fastening means as herein set fortn.

As disclosed in the 'accompanying drawn ings my improved tie comprises an elongated body formed preferably of metal and substantially in the form in cross section of an inverted V with the apex or lower portion thereof flattened as indicated at 1. The side walls 2 at their opposite ends are tied or connected by the transversely disposed strips 3 arranged at the upper portion of the tie and each of said walls 2 at a predetermined distance inwardly of its opposite ends is provided with the cut out portion 4. ln alinement with each pair oftransversely spaced cut out portions 4 is arranged the plate or sleeper 5 upon which a rail R is adapted to rest. The outer end wall of each of the cut out portions 4 isundercut to receive the adjacent base flange 6 of the rail.

The upper marginal 'portions of eachvof the side walls 2 are outwardly extended as indicated at 7 to afford substantially horizontal flanges. ln practice the Hattenetv portion lof the tie is five inches in width and each of the flanges 7 is two inches in width so that the flattened portion 1 and the flanges 7 will aggregate to afford a fiat surface in cross section of nine inches in width as is required, by the railroads in their track structures.

8 denotes a flattened member or plate having its inner end portion forked as at 9 to straddle the rail flange 6 and the adjacent marginal portion of the plate or sleeper 5 to afford means for holding the rail R in applied position upon the tie. The opposite end portion of the member or plate 8 is provided with the down turned flange 10 adapted to contact with the inner face of the adjacent strip 3. rlhe flange 10 is provided with an opening 11 adapted to register with an opening 19 produced in the strip 3 and insertible through 'said registering openings 11 and 12 is an elongated shank 14 extending from the under surface of the plate or member 15 adapted to underlie the plate or sleeper 5 and provided along its outer margin with an upstanding angular flange 16 adapted to overlie the inner base flange 17 of the rail R. The shank 14 is of such a length as to extend beyond the coacting strip 3 and threaded upon said ex` tended portion of the shank 14 is a clamping nut 18 and `preferably interposed between the nut 18 and the strip 3 is a lock washer 19. By properly turning the nut 18 the member or plate 15 or more particularly the Harige 16 thereof may be caused to properly yio engage the adjacent Hange 17 of the rail R to effectively hold the rail R in applied po sition upon the tie. It will also be self evident that when required the rail R may be readily disengaged from the tie.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a tie constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly Well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some vchange and modification Without materially' departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason do not wish to be understood as limiting` myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying` out my invention in practice eX- cept as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:

l. In combination, a hollow railway tie having its upper face open, sleepers intersecting said open face and upon each of which a rail is adapted to rest, a removable plate interposed between each of the sleep ers and the adjacent end of the tie, the inner end portion of said plate being adapted to straddle thesleeper and a flange of a rail mounted upon said sleeper, and a clamping member adapted to co-act with the opposite side portion of each of the sleepers and the rail resting thereon.

2. ln combination, a hJllow railway tie having its upper face open, sleepers intersecting said open face and upon each of which a rail is adapted to rest, a removable plate interposed between each of the sleepers and the adjacent end of the tie, the inner end portion of said plate being adapted to straddle the sleeper and a flange of a rail mounted upon said sleeper, a clamping member adapted to co-act with the opposite side portion of each of the sleepers and the rail resting thereon, said lirst named plate being provided with a depending flange in contact with the adjacent end of the tie, said second named plate being provided with a shank loosely directed through the flange of the first named plate and the end of the tie, and a clan'iping` member engageable with said shank.

ln testimony whereof l hereunto allix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

lV. R. GUNN. lVitnesses S. J. BURMANE, W. L. EVANS.

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